A further thought occurred to me today with regard to the breastplate, and it is this. In addition to protecting my heart from the slurs and condemnation of the devil about myself, this breastplate can also protect me from the devils slurs and insinuations about God’s character. We read in Proverbs 4:23, ‘Above all else, […]

If the ‘helmet of Salvation and the sword of the Spirit, (God’s Word), help to guard my mind from the lies and insinuations of the enemy, the ‘breastplate of righteousness’ surely guards my heart. We are, of course, whole people and perhaps the distinction between heart and mind is not always very clear, but I […]

Yesterday, quoting Psalm 119:11, we suggested that making sure that God’s words are hidden in our hearts was a good way to guard our minds. A way to prevent us from being tempted and deceived by the devil into reacting and living from the ‘old me’ and not the new creation that I now am. […]

We were talking yesterday about the need to be aware of allowing the information that we gather throughout each day to trigger the ‘old man’ reactions in us. Things like jealousy, anger, impatience, lust/greed, etc. This is especially the case in our 21st century digital age when so much information is coming at us, right […]

Yesterday we were considering the miracle of ‘new birth’ and the fact that the Lord has taken away our old stony heart and given us His heart. He has also given us His Spirit in order to help us to live from that new heart, and not return to the old. He promised this through […]

We watched a strange film the other night. It was about a young woman who had a heart transplant. Ever since the transplant she didn’t feel herself. ‘Herself’ being an angry, promiscuous, very selfish person. She has toxic family relationships, so no real place to call home, a broken career, friendships she destroys, and a […]

We have been sharing about Jesus commission and our mission on the earth to spread His Kingdom. We have been building our faith with thanksgiving that Jesus has “All authority in heaven and on earth”, and that He followed that with “Therefore……..” We can thank Him that He is now seated in the highest place […]

Jesus was clear about His authority. One of the last things He said to His disciples was, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and […]

There is no doubt in the minds of most of God’s people that Jesus has risen from the dead and ascended to the highest possible place in all of heaven and earth. Paul tells us that having humbled Himself to the point of even allowing Himself to die on the cross, Jesus was exalted by […]

We spoke yesterday about how the Lord always, ALWAYS, disciplines us out of love, and with redemption in His heart. He always disciplines us with the intention of bringing us closer to Himself, and our destiny to become more like Jesus day by day. Sometimes we have a difficulty receiving that love, and accepting ourselves […]